Hatton v. Meade

This is an action in which the plaintiff seeks to enforce a constructive trust upon a house which she claims was given to her by the defendant’s decedent. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff on count II of the complaint, later described, and for the defendant on counts I and III. The defendant has appealed from various rulings affecting count II. No appeal from the judgments for the defendant on counts I and III is before us. The evidence would permit the finder of the facts to conclude that the events set out below took place.

The decedent met the plaintiff in high school. After the…